Councillors united on Climate Change
The new 2022 elected councillors are united in agreeing there’s a climate emergency and we need to act decisively.
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Regenerative tourism plan
Submission: We confront the Queenstown Lakes tourism economy with the existential threat of climate change that’s caused by international flights.
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Does Queenstown need its airport on Main Street?
Queenstown Airport’s proximity was integral to early tourism success. But we question whether the airport’s location now hinders rather than helps the district’s development.
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QAC promises what’s best for QAC!
Questions remain over QAC statement of intent. It pushes back on Council control, seeking only what’s best for QAC, not what’s best for the district.
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Can Council assert authority over QAC?
Yet again, Queenstown Lakes District Council caves in under pressure from QAC, which itself falsely promises to do the best for the district.
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Surviving tourism drop revels fresh option
The economic impact on Queenstown has been less than anticipated despite the pain Covid has inflicted on businesses in the tourism sector.
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Use the Annual Plan to increase knowledge
We urge council to include in its Annual Plan research and analysis of emissions saving possible through urban intensification of Frankton Flats.
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Annual Plan challenge
We challenge QLDC to make good on its three-year old climate emergency declaration by assessing the emissions impact of the FlighPlan2050 proposal.
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Climate Action
Despite council’s direct control over the district’s urban form and its majority ownership of the airport it has refused to consider these within its Climate Action Plan.
Roadside Tree Policy
We ask QLDC to identify and protect roadways that could be used by Hercules aircraft during civil emergencies.
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